Viewing profile — loeschg

A recruiter reached out from the Austin office. I respect what you guys do as a company, and I was hoping to ask some questions about the general culture, interview process, etc. T…

Would also be interested in any trusted resources for this sort of search! Thanks :)

What's a "typical" salary for an Android developer with 2+ years of experience? I'm looking for figures particularly in the DC area but also am curious outside of it. Indeed places…

I am not productive at all when I use Turntable. Brain cycles are definitely wasted when I use it.

In case anyone else was wondering what the heck the Apple Newton was/is -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton_(platform)

Just spent some time putting some Star Wars in my terminal greeting. In case anyone is interested, I threw a .sh and .txt up at github :) https://github.com/loeschg/ascii-art

Thanks! Thoughts on other VPS vs EC2?

I'm currently running a home Ubuntu server which I use to host a couple personal Wordpress websites, private git repo, and do some other tinkering (deploy some sample web apps, etc…

Yup, still hesitant to click .xxx links at work even if it's not filtered. Didn't see any repercussions after the last time I accidentally clicked one at work (another HN article).…

Man... I don't know what I'd do if an interviewer presented that situation up front and very directly. "We'll hire you fast, but we won't hesitate to let you go." I wouldn't be abl…

Do you know how he set the custom prompt? I was trying to edit my .bash_profile and couldn't use emoji.

Where's the spoiler alert? Psh. No need to watch LOTR now... :)

I'm actually starting to find that many times I'm more productive, feel better, and I believe do better work when I do my "thinking" on paper/white board. When I sit down at a comp…

I agree with this. I can't speak for SF specifically, but a lot of places with high homeless populations have organizations, systems, and resources to help those in need. From my u…

Is there any way to make Emoji part of a custom bash prompt in Terminal? That would be rad.

I or perhaps somebody I know was contacted by a recruiter for their Application Platform Team. Can any current or former Amazon employees (or friends of) give me any information ab…

Annnnnd another tutorial that shows me how vastly underwhelming my vim skills are. Though looking back a year ago, I struggled to navigate, let alone copy and paste. Step at a time…

I also hate how concentrated in California and New York things are, because I'd really rather not move, too. Plus moving to San Fran or NY, a huge chunk of any salary increase just…

Even as a young guy I can relate. I want to stay in the DC area, and I'm having trouble finding anything other than government consultant work. Not exactly the most exciting realm.…